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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWisconsin teacher fired after criticizing district's 'Rainbowland' ban
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/wisconsin-teacher-fired-after-criticizing-district-s-rainbowland-ban/ar-AA1dNBpwWisconsin teacher fired after criticizing districts Rainbowland ban
A teacher was fired Wednesday by the Waukesha, Wis., school board after she publicly criticized school administrators decision to prohibit her first-grade class from singing a song about rainbows earlier this year.
After a nearly four-hour-long hearing, the nine-member board unanimously voted to terminate the contract of Melissa Tempel, a dual-language teacher at Heyer Elementary School. In March, Tempel tweeted about her frustration with administrators who nixed the Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus song Rainbowland, which describes a utopia where were free to be exactly who we are, after finding it violated the districts controversial issues policy. The policy, which was revised last year, defines a controversial issue as anything that may be the subject of intense public argument, disagreement or disapproval, may have political, social or personal impacts or is likely to arouse both support and opposition in the community.
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Wisconsin teacher fired after criticizing district's 'Rainbowland' ban (Original Post)
cbabe
Jul 2023
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RandySF
(79,054 posts)1. Teacher should sue.
tblue37
(67,521 posts)3. She has a lawyer & is planning to.
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)2. Population should grow up and fire the school board.